Function The bronze original is often now taken as the "Lemnian Athena" made by Phidias for Athenians living on the island of Lemnos to dedicate on the Acropolis of Athens. Date The two marble copies (head and body) are Roman and the original bronze was from about 000-000 BCE. Meiggs: sometime between 000 and 000 BCE. Artist The "Lemnian Athena" was made by Phidias according to Pausanias 0.00.0. Context Athenian Acropolis, ca. 000-000 BCE. Possibly somewhere near the Propylaea and the Athena Promachus. Palagia: inside the east porch of the Propylaea.